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Neil Young: Rockin' for the October 2000 Vol. 14, No. 10 $4.00 Free World "I rnust have liberty. "- William Shakespeare o At last. A scholarly journal dedicated to the study of Ayn Rand's thought and influence. The Journal ofAyn Rand Studies is the first scholarly publication to examine Ayn Rand: her life, her work, her times. Welcoming essays from every discipline, JARS is not aligned with any advocacy group, institute, or person. It welcomes scholarly writing from different traditions and different perspectives, facilitating re Special spectful exchange ofideas on the legacy ofone of offer! the world smost enduring and controversial Ayn Rand: philosophers. The Russian JARS is edited by R. W. Bradford, libertarian Radical, by writer and publisher of Liberty; Stephen Cox, au Chris thor ofmany books and articles on Ayn Rand, Matthew Isabel Paterson, and libertarianism; and Chris Matthew Sciabarra, characterized by The Sciabarra. 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Bradford editor & publisher 4 Letters Comments from the peanut gallery. Stephen Cox 7 Reflections Liberty's editors have breakfast with Albert J. Nock, John Hospers sing a paean to intellectual piracy, party with the East German bikini Jane S. Shaw senior editors team, espy an eminento extolling the symbol of fascism, and track the polls on America's irrelevant politicians. Brien Bartels David Boaz Alan Bock Douglas Casey Features Eric D. Dixon Brian Doherty 21 The FBI's Pet Carnivore Bart Kosko exposes the FBI's newest David Friedman tool for invading your privacy. J. arlin Grabbe Bettina Bien Greaves 29 Rockin' for the Free World Sarah J. McCarthy celebrates the Leon T. Hadar liberating art of Neil Young. Gene Healy Robert Higgs 33 Logical Synapses, Sins of Omission In last month's Bill Kauffman Liberty, Bart Kosko argued that Jesus Christ was a family-hating David Kopel communist. Stephen Cox has a different view. Bart Kosko Richard Kostelanetz Loren E. 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Yeager story of America's most fearsome boxer. contributing editors Kathleen Bradford 56 Taking Property Seriously Bettina Bien Greaves tells why managing editor private property is the bedrock of civilization. John Bergstrom S.H. Chambers 59 Politicized Science 101 Douglas Puchowski explores the RexF. May weird world of science under the influence of politics. cartoonists!illustrators Jon Kalb Jim Switz computer consultants Andrew Chamberlain John Haywood 57 Notes on Contributors We round up the usual suspects. Ivan Santana editorial assistants 62 Terra Incognita jYo quiero realidad! Caroline Evanger assistant publisher [~============================L How to e=======tt=======er=======s============================:J Subscribe Mistaken Identity not immediately recognize the words David Boaz (Reflections, September) Boddie spoke as Bob Dylan's? He must has added a Libertarian column to have spent too much time at NBI lec to David Horowitz's chart of the political tures and not enough time listening to spectrum. To my continuing dismay, the radio. once again Jesse Ventura, my governor, "The Times They Are A-Changin'" II LihetlYJI is listed as a libertarian. Please, just is a fantastic song, only one of the hun because he once claimed to be libertar dreds of wonderful songs which have ian doesn't mean it is so. Since Jesse has helped make Dylan's reputation as been governor, he has been a ceaseless arguably the best popular songwriter Liberty takes individual of the second half of the 20th century. freedom seriously ... and champion of government education, light rail and"smart growth" govern Dylan is also the author of some of the the status quo with more ment land-use planning and control. In most devastating anti-war songs ever written, including "Masters of War" than one grain of salt! addition he favors state programs to and "With God on Our Side." promote economic·development, job Kevin O'Reilly training and tourism. Every issue of Liberty brings Chicago, Ill. Jim Rongstad you news you can't miss, Bradford responds: O'Reilly's assiduous opinions you won't find Woodbury, Minn. research has undone my carefully con anywhere else, and the best libertarian writing in the world. Same Old Song trived cover story, so I may as well con In his otherwise amusing take on fess. Yes indeed, I spent the'60s as a Richard Boddie's nomination speech cloistered inmate in an Objectivist mon You won't want to for Don Gorman at the LP convention astery and am thus unable to recognize miss a single issue! ("In the Shadow of Disneyland," the lyrics of pop songs, even September), R.W. Bradford made my immensely popular ones, from that Act Today! eyes pop when he cited the following decade. 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